Sep. 24th - Oct. 9th

Band of Toughs theatre collaboratory (BoTs) puts a fresh spin on Shakespeare's As You Like It taking full advantage of the outdoor splendor of the Galleria in the Denver Performing Arts Complex. Band of Toughs promises an entirely outdoor, weather-protected, evening of theater and community. All with twinkling lights, s'mores, tasty beer and live music - plus intrigue and exile, idiotic infatuations, raucous rabble-rousers, and feisty lovers.

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Oct. 5th

Small Steps, Giant Leap: STEM Adventures for Little Space Explorers has been designed by the Space Foundation to engage early learners PreK-K from all backgrounds. Developed in partnership with Pikes Peak Library District (PPLD), the lessons and activities have been designed in alignment with Colorado's Early Childhood Care and Education Science and Reading/Writing Standards with a specific emphasis on space-inspired Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

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Oct. 6th

Welcome back to In-Person Homeschool Days at the Discovery Center! We invite all Homeschooling families and groups to join us the first Wednesday of each month as we bring your homeschooling students' Science Standards to life throughout the Discovery Center.

October 6th is our World Space Week celebration of Women in Space (and in the Space industry) AND the launch of NASA's Lucy Mission to Jupiter's Trojan Asteroids.

Join us for two special NASA speakers!
Live Virtual Presentations:
10:30a.m. Lucy Mission Expert presentation/Q&A
1:00p.m. Space Patch Expert presentation/Q&A

Throughout the day:
- Themed Science On a Sphere presentations on NASA's Lucy Mission & Women in Space
- Asteroid-themed Activities

Please note, some activities are first come, first served due to limited capacity. Activities subject to change.

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Oct. 9th

Cool Science Carnival Day at UCCS, October 9, 10 am - 4 pm. FREE- enjoy big science shows, laboratory tours and dozens of cool hands-on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math) activities for kids K-8th (but fun for all ages).

Kickoff event for the 9-day Colorado Springs Cool Science Festival featuring 60+ different events for all ages!

What: Cool Science Carnival Day at UCCS
When: Saturday, October 9, 2021, 10 am - 4 pm
Where: UCCS, 1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy, Colorado Springs
Cost: FREE for all (pre-registration requested)
Information: https://www.coolscience.org/cool-science-carnival-day.html
Also follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram @CScoolscience

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Oct. 16th

The Discovery Center is proud to bookend this year's Colorado Springs Cool Science Festival week with an all-day event at the Space Foundation Discovery Center. The long awaited NASA Webb Space Telescope is scheduled to launch later this year, and Discovery Center and Cool Science are celebrating this historic event with a day filled with Astronomy, Space, Science, a little History and even a peek into the Future!

Join us from 10am - 4pm at Space Foundation Discovery Center for:

Themed Science on a Sphere presentations about Webb Space Telescope and space exploration
Special presentation(s) by NASA Expert(s) about the Webb Space Telescope and it's mission
Astronomy: since Webb is a telescope, we'll have ours out with a solar filter to see our Sun with sun spot activity
Themed hands-on activities to spark your excitement about telescopes, astronomy, our solar system, and space
Robotic Missions to other worlds in which kids and families can participate
Space & Astronomy themed demonstrations on our Space Demo Cart
3D printed Webb Space Telescope giveaways and door prizes and more...

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Oct. 21st

Join us at the Space Foundation Discovery Center for an evening of looking to the stars and discovering the wonders of the universe. This event creates a fun learning environment for the whole family and inspires the next generation of astronomy enthusiasts!

Night Sky Viewing Outside: (weather permitting)

Watch for Orionids Meteors
Gaze at a near full moon through Moon filters
Enjoy the Mobile Earth & Space Observatory (MESO)*
Inside:

Science on a Sphere: Moon presentations
Navigate rovers on another world


*MESO - the Mobile Earth & Space Observatory with their 12? telescope and space-themed exhibit.

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Nov. 26th - Jan. 2nd

Friday, November 26 through Sunday, January 2, 2022
Luminova Holidays Makes Its Colorado Debut
Featuring Santa, Lights, Rides and More!
Event hours are 5pm-10pm
Reservations are required and available every hour from 5pm-7pm

Luminova Holidays featured at Elitch Gardens includes:

Luminova at Elitch Gardens

Over 3 million dazzling lights
65 ft. Christmas tree
25 ft. snowman that never melts
200 ft. candy cane tunnel
Ornaments and presents scaling over 16 ft. tall
300 ft. x 70 ft wall of lights
Rides on limited Elitch Gardens attractions
Train rides for the kids (and the kids at heart)
Interactive activities including light-up hopscotch
Strolling holiday entertainers
Old Saint Nick and his elves
Photo opps galore with immersive light displays
And more to come

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